Locker



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4 sheets-Sheet 2 .Oct. 15, 1929. w. N. vANcE LOCKER Original Filed Dec. 13, 1919 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Oct. l5, 1929. w. N. vANcE LOCKER 4 Sheets-Sheet A' 4' Original Filed Dec. 13. 1919 Patented oct. 15, 1929 WALTER N. VANOE, OF CHICAGO HEIGHT PATENT OFFICE,

1. ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNy I/IENTS, TO LYON METAL PRODUCTS, INOORIDORATED, OF AURORA, ILLINOIS, A COR- EPURATION OF ILLINOIS Substitute for application Serial No. 344,586, filed December 13, 1919. This application filed August 12,

LOGKER 1922. Serial No. 581,487.

This invention relates in general to lockers, shelving and the like and has for a principal object the provision of a locker readily convertible from arrangement as a clothes or wardrobe locker into a locker containing shelving and readily also adjustable into combinations of the two, i. e., arrangeable to provide space for the hanging of garments and shelves for receiving other articles. This application is for the subject matter of my abandoned application 344,586 filed Decembei' 13, 1919.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a locker wherein the sides and back i i. e., all but the door frame, will be composed vis the provision of new andk improved coat hangers andy coat hanger carriers. which will permit them to be taken out and positioned without moving the locker from position in use.

Other important objects of the invention are the improvements in shelf construction and construction of shelf supports.

Numerous other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent as it is better understood from` the following description, which, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, discloses a preferred embodiinent thereof.

Referring to the drawing, lifigurc 'l is a front elevation of a locker embodying my present invention;

Fig. 2 is a side view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a section taken substantially ony the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. lis a section taken substantially on the line fi-i of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a section taken similarly to Fig.

4: and showing the arrangement of a shelf with the front member and back joint closing member;

Fig. 6 is a section taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a detail enlarged front view of a shelf support;

Fig. 8 is a side view of the same showing parts to which it is attached in section;

Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 8 showing the shelf support in a position it assumes in being attached to said wall;

Fig. 10 is a. partial perspective of an edge of the back wall;

Fig. 11 is a similar view of the angle member provided to receive the front shelf supports;

Fig. 12 is a partial section showing the ar rangement with the coat hanger carrier;

Fig. 13 is a section on the line 13-13 of Fig. 12 and showing the assembly of a shelf with the garment hanger rod and also side wall garment hangers;

Fig. 14 is a section taken on the line 14-14 of Fig. 13;

Fig. 15 is a partial verticalsection through the bottom of the structure showing a corner construction n Fig. 16 is a perspective view ofthe inforcing plate; and y Fig. 17 is a similar view of an end of one of the space closures.

For the purpose of illustrating my invenj tion, I have shown on the drawing a locker provided with a door frame 21 of any usual or preferred construction and in which are hinged at 22 door closures 23. The locker includes side Walls 2li and bottom wall 25 and a rear vwall 26. Sides, rear and bottom Walls are of sheet metal and, in the present instance,

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the door frame, which, with the doors constitute the front wall, is composed of angle iron construction, having inwardly extending side flanges 27. The side walls extend from the floor to the top of the locker, are of sheetmetal and have their forward edges offset at 28 and disposed upon the inner face v of theangle iron flange 27 at 29.

At the rear vertical edges, the material is bent at 31 to overlie the back Wall, as may be angles with each other and i at 4l to provide upwardly e rest upon. The inwardly spaced i seen in Fig. 3 and in other figures. The bach Wall is also of sheet metal and Xtends between the side walls, having its edges offset at 32 from adjacent the edges of the franges 33 of the side wall located at the back. Bolts 34 are Isecured through the overlying parts of the flanges 33 of t. e bach wall 26 inwardly of the oh'sets 32, to secure the walls tege ier at the bacl, and similar bolts 35 are disposed through the side wall edges 29 ant 'the flange 27 of the door frame, to secure the side r. at the front. The bottom consists of a in' 1 sheet turned down at its four et at sito contact with the inner faces of the and back wall. A reinforcing plate, shown in perspective in Fig. 16, is provided at each rear 37, to provide wings 3S the inner faces of adjacent siel walls. At the bottom, two inwa ing mitred flanges are provided t structure, and near the top, each bottom wall. Suitable ap vided to receive bolts 43, este the wings 42 and baclr 26, and walls at the tcp, and similar be, through the reinforcing plate L; d adjac it walls at the bottom. rilhe reinior reinforce the structure at ti measure, provide feet at rear 42 for disposal within 'the the edges of the back wall ture above the bottoni and, by this tion, an extremely rigid loclier may be vided of relatively light material.

The spaced parts 45 of the back wall are provided at intervals with perforations 46 throughout its length, i9) and :in angle member 47, preferably of sheet material l having one part 46 provided with sini perforations 49, is arranged ad'; c front of the locker and at rach sik other flange 5l of this place by the bolts 35, already n' holding the side walls to t Two vertical perforated npriojlrs are thus provided within the lo side, the perfora tions bein/ f tration and extendii f Y a front-to-bacl: direction. li" pects of the invention, these ,strips nia considered a part of the walls.

The perforations in the strips to be engaged by snpports, iwan rest, or with which may be e1 D garment hangers, and the i Y. ports are preferabiy constructed, as i bly best shown in Figs. strap havi'rgq f which is offset sig -ly ant1 i. with upper and lower shoulders 5o and The width of this arm 53 is appropriate to permit it to pass through the perforations 46 or 49 and it is provided with a iead 57, slightly larger than its neck 5S and still adapted to pass through the perforations 46 and 49. The'length of the body of the support slightly greater than the distance between two successive perforations 46 and 49, and at, or near the bottom, a boss or lug 59 is stamped, or pressed from the support and enters into the perforation next below that in which the upper arm 53 is engaged. The support has an outwardly extending arm or part 60 at its bottom, upon which the shelf, or garment hanger carrier may rest.

The method of inserting the supports is illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9, and an inspection of these figures will render description of this operation unnecessary. The shelves may consist of metal sheets 6l bent downwardly at the side edges at 62 to provide downwardly extending flanges 63 and these flanges are bent inwardly again at 64 at the bottom. to provide inwardly extending parts 65, which terminate in an upwardly bent portion or flange 66. At the edges 62 and 64, the metal is distorted to reinforce the shelfl struct` ire and this is accomplished by pressing in small gussets 67, which act as cross braces. rlhese depressions, or gussets 67, are made at relatively frequent intervals, as may be seen by viewing F ig. 3. In the shelves that are to carry the heavier loads, bars 68 are inserted within the channel-shaped flanges at the sides of the shelves, as in Fig. 5, these bars preferably fitting tightly in place and occupying the space between the flanges 66 and the de pressions 67 at the bottom and resting agaiiist` the depressions 67 at the top.

It will be noted that the shelf supports ez.:- tend down between the acent edge of the shelf and the baclr wall and l provide inea for covering such space as will now le scribed. A sheet of metal 69 is bent at ri angles at its edges at 7l and bent back en 1 self to form a channel 72. T he height t i Y arrangement is preferablTv such that its top comes adj acont a perforation 46 at each end and the metal is cut and bent np at 733 tc provide lips insertible in the presented perforations to hold the upper nart of the sparc i ering member in position. These space covering members'are assembled in the structure by inserting the lips 73 through the appropriate perforations, while the space coveiV members are in inclined position and t swinging them down about the hin/ f' nection into the position shown r l man n r OPV* tical parts 45 of the bach wall and, of c .zr the lip 73 is located in the upper cut-ema part 74. l

Shelf fronts may be readily providedand be of similar construction, being shown, in the present instance, as consisting of metal sheets having return flanges 276 like the return flanges 7 2 of the back walls, and similarly cut away at the ends to accommodate the perforated part- 28 of the front angles. These shelf fronts may be secured in position by bolts 77 passing through them and through appropriate perforations 49, or any other fashion as may be desired. The shelf assembly, of course, may Vary within wide limits, but is shown on the drawing in Figs. l and 2 as having a shelf .8l at the top and clothes hanger support carrier 82 with clothes hanger supports immediately therebeneath and with a shelf 83 at the bottom. 0f course, other shelves may be readily inserted and the locker may, if desired, be entirely occupied by shelves, or have merely clothes hangers therein. The shelf at the top is preferably provided with a clothes hanger rod and to this end is provided with end flanges 86 (Fig. let), and between which is supoprted a tube S6 provided with wooden plugs 8? in its ends, into which plugs extend nails, vor other fastening devices 88 disposed through the end flanges 85.

The clothes hanger support carrier preferably consists of a metal sheet, bent to the general form of the space closers and shelf front and of a length sufficient to permit them to be disposed about the sides and back of the locker. Each carrier is provided with the return flanges 89 extending out from the body of the strip 9i, which flanges are cut through at the corners to permit bending of the body sheet to the right angle form shown. Clothes hangers 92, of any suitable or preferred form, are secured by bolts 93 in this strip. At the back, the clothes hanger carrier rests upon shelf supports 52 and at the front is supported by shelf supports which are inserted` into the ends of the upper return bent flanges 89. The carrier is positioned by first engaging with the front shelf supports when in upwardly and rearwardly inclined position and then is moved down to rest upon the shelf supports at the rear. That is 'to say, the front shelf supports are :first inserted in the upper return bends and these front shelf supports are then positioned in the appropriate perforations 49 at the front and the whole is moved down to the assembly position.

It is thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantages will be understood from the foregoing` description, and it will be apparent that various changes may be made. in the form, construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention,or sacri ficing all of its material advantages, the form hereinbefore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

I claim:

1. A sheet metal locker, comprising, body rior projection bent substantially at right angles and provided with an extended flange projecting substantiall' parallel with the main wall portion and abutting the inner face of an exterior 4wall to provide spaced apart wall portions, said flange having a series of perforations adapted adjustably to receive supporting members.

2. A sheet metal locker, comprising sheet metal walls connected together at adjacent ends and suitably bent to form a corner for the locker, a bottom member for the locker having downturned flanges at its sides and end secured to said walls adjacent the base thereof, and a reinforcing basal ysupport in the locker, comprising a sheet metal member bent to provide angularly disposed plates, andI means for connecting said plates to the adjacent vertical walls at their bases for providing a rigid support for the locker, the upper portion of said reinforcing member being secured to the downturned flanges of said bottom member.

3. A locker, comprising sheet metal walls having overlapping edges secured together adjacent the corner, one of said edges being continued beyond the point of attachment parallel to and spaced away'from the other, and provided with a series of vertical perforations spaced apart and shelf supports, each comprising a main supporting member and a substantially flat shank disposed at substair tially right angles thereto, said shank having an inwardly extending lug adjacent the bend, said shank having at its outer end a tip bent laterally out of the plane of the shank and provided with a narrowed end adapted to pass through a perforation, said narrowed end and inwardly extending lug at the bend of the shank beingspaced sufficiently apart, so that when the narrowed end is inserted in one of the perforations the inwardly extending lug will pass into the next adjacent perforation with the shank lying flat against the wall portion.

4f. A locker, comprising sheet metal walls, providing a vertical series of spaced perforations, a supporting member, comprising a shank having a substantially arcuate crosssection, said shank having an integral flat wall extending therefrom at right angles, that portion of the latwall at its juncture with the shank having an outwardly'extending wedge shaped lug, the upper portion of the flat member having shoulders inclined inwardly and terminating in a narrow end, said end and outwardly extending lug being spaced apart a sufficient distance so that when said end isinserted in a perforation of the wall, the laterally extending lug will rest in an adjacent perforation with the flat portion lying flatly against the Wall member.

5. A locker, comprising body Walls, one of which Walls has an extreme end bent at right angles and adapted to overlie the extreme edge of an adjacent wall to form a corner, the extreme edge of the inn er Wall of the overlapping Walls being bent inwardly and spaced away from the overlapping wall and extending in such spaced relation beyond the point of connection in said overlapping Walls to provide a space between said extension and one of sai-d overlapping Walls, said extension having a vertical tier of spaced apart notches,

the other end of sai-d Wall, Which has the angularly bent fiange, having an angle iron con nected thereto at its end, said connection including a substantially L-shaped member, the flange of which lies parallel to the integral, perforated extension of 'the above inentioned Wall member and spaced substantially the Width of the locker therefrom, said portion of the L-shaped member having a like vertical tier of spaced apart perferations rc istering with those of the integral extension and a series of bracket ineinbe be positioned in said perforation@ and 'te form supports for 'the lockers.

6. Aloelrer com Jrisinoverticall arrano'ed perforated members, shelf supper-ts individualized to shelves carried thereby and engag ing said perforations, shelves carried by said shelf supports, and means closing the space between said shelf and said Walls and also "i engaged in said perforations for securing said "i3 shelf in position.

7. Metal shelving, comprising vertically extending perforated members arranged in rectangular relation, shelf supports each having an end extending up above the shelf and arrangeable through a perfo "ation, and an end extending out for arrangement beneath the shelf whereby to support vthe shelf from suspended supports.

WALTER N. VANCE. 

